Etymograph

English

stapediform

Stapediform comes from Latin stapēs ‘stirrup’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstapēs1‘stirrup’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1915stapediform1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English stapediform
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1915, Claude Morley, Banchides and Alomyides: “The stapediform metathoracic spot, upon which its author lays…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstapēsWiktionary, English stapediform‘stirrup’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1915stapediformWiktionary, English stapediform. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1915, Claude Morley, Banchides and Alomyides: “The stapediform metathoracic spot, upon which its author lays…”

Every English word from Latin stapēs

Today it means

adj Stirrup-shaped.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stapediform”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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